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Abstract Based on ethnographic work conducted between 2015 and 2022 at the periphery of Fortaleza, in Northeast Brazil, this article analyzes the work of community activists as a form of subversive care. Women activists, many of whom work for the local public clinics, as social workers with local NGOs, or as schoolteachers, challenge dominant ...
Luminiţa‐Anda Mandache
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Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of using an asthma app to support medication management and adherence but failed to compare with other measures currently used in clinical practice. However, in a clinical setting, any additional adherence measurement must be evaluated in the context of both the patient and ...
Afonso Cachim +43 more
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Abstract Background With the emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2, influenza surveillance systems in Spain were transformed into a new syndromic sentinel surveillance system. The Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System (SiVIRA in Spanish) is based on a sentinel network for acute respiratory infection (ARI) surveillance in primary care and a network of ...
Clara Mazagatos +29 more
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Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most commonly isolated bacterium from skin lesions of dogs with post‐grooming furunculosis (PGF). It is frequently found in human hair and skin care products, and may pose a health risk to consumers. Information regarding the prevalence of P. aeruginosa contamination of dog grooming products is lacking.
Elad Perry +5 more
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Abstract The article sets out key elements of the policy agenda for enhanced integration between health and social care for older people in high‐income countries and demonstrates its wider relevance to low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The article then explores the context for this agenda in Brazil, including growing demand for long‐term care ...
Peter Lloyd‐Sherlock +3 more
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Providing long‐term care: Options for a better workforce
Abstract Older people and their care workers have been disproportionately affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Many OECD Member countries have taken measures to contain the spread of the infection and improve the care workforce. Yet the health crisis is highlighting and exacerbating pre‐existing structural problems in the long‐term care (LTC) sector.
Ana Llena‐Nozal +2 more
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Aim To follow the functional development of a population‐based cohort of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Uganda and compare their development with the developmental trajectories of children from high‐income countries (HIC). Method Eighty‐one children (33 females, 48 males) aged 2 to 17 years (mean 8y 6mo, SD 4y 6mo) with CP were initially ...
Carin Andrews +4 more
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Aim To clarify organizational perspectives on diagnostic evaluations for children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), with the goal to enhance interorganizational collaboration and improve accessibility. Method Focus groups with expert stakeholders in Flanders, Belgium, were organized.
Eva Cloet, Anna Jansen, Mark Leys
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Adverse childhood experiences and developmental disabilities: risks, resiliency, and policy
Thanks to the seminal work of Robert Anda and Vincent Felitti, it is now widely accepted that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have lifelong effects on physical, behavioral, and mental health and that many adult diseases can be considered developmental disorders that began early in life.
Kiley Morgart +3 more
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Tailored Activity Program (TAP) for Brazilian Portuguese
Introduction: The Tailored Activity Program (TAP) is an intervention program in Occupational Therapy for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. It is based on 8 home-based sessions, during 3 or 4 months.
Marcia Maria Pires Camargo Novelli +7 more
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